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Apple has become the face of enterprise-class phones and tablets in a complete 180 from its counter-culture roots, at least in its marketing, John Koetsier writes. Apple's iPhone holds 62.5% of the commercial market in the U.S., which Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer defines as the business, education and government sectors. "IPhone is the smartphone of choice for business," Oppenheimer said.

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Time Warner has confidence in the pay-TV market, given its strengths in programming and moves into over-the-top services such as HBO Now, said Chief Financial Officer Howard Averill. "Smaller bundles are going to be more common," Averill said. "We have must-have content." Averill also said HBO Now is expected to turn a profit next year and could spawn other editions in global markets.

Time Warner Cable has doubled the number of its wideband customers, who pay for Internet service with speeds ranging from 30 to 100 Mpbs, according to Arthur Minson, the company's chief financial officer. "As people consume more, they're willing to pay more," Minson said. The company also has 2.5 million Internet-only customers out of a total of 14.5 million, he added.

Too many online-gaming companies have adopted a pseudo-"free-to-play" model as a pretext for monetization by placing limits on game advancement, according to Owen Mahoney, chief financial officer of Nexon -- a pioneer of free gaming -- who calls the strategy shortsighted and argues that it will alienate users rather than generate revenue. Mahoney says the biggest mistake a developer can make is to create barriers to keeping users engaged.

Time Warner, as its affiliate agreements with major partners expire over the next few years, anticipates negotiating "aggressive" double-digit fee hikes, Chief Financial Officer John Martin said at the Citigroup Global Internet, Media and Telecommunications conference in Las Vegas. Time Warner also sees growth potential in expanding its global footprint, boosting video-on-demand sales and further streamlining its operations, Martin said.